chiclid breeding

Question
i have a 2.5* 1.5*2 foot tank  i hav 3 chichlids 2 sneg hed 2 sharks n 2
big snails along wid many small ones . The tank is Abt 3 months old .i
change d water 2 times a month
My big chichlid has just released its fry n then put it back into its
mouth .  
Since then it has started eating normally ( it hadnt been eating all
through its 'pregnancy' )
Does it still hav d fry ?   
What can i do to raise them ?
Im planning 2 partition my tank 2 raise them .  

Answer
Hi Mustafa,
  Whether it still has fry or not is pretty hard for me to tell.  What species of cichlid is it?  In some species, once they release the fry the first time, that is the end of it. If they see the fry again, they will try to eat them.  In others, the fry can go in and out of the parent's mouth many times and the parent will often collect the fry at the first sign of danger.  It all depends on the species.

-- Ron
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